Fencing construction



April 5, 1927.

C. K. JACKSON FENCING CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 23/ 1925 I INVENTOR.CFLARLES K JACK 5 UN WW ATTOR E Y5 w 4 n 5 L 6 E 1 P 5 G m- 4 f W h /M Wl x n 5 0 2 1 pWHHHHHUhHHMHV I l l n H 6 3 I 7 4 c. Z 2 5llllllllllllllllllll f i E W m P Patented Apr. 5, 1927'.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES K. JACKSON, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

FENCING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed December 23, 1925. Serial No. 77,319.

erected easily and quickly without special tools or skilled labor.

A further object is the provision of a fence which may be readily takendown and removed without harm and which is sufficiently flexible topermit of ready adjustment in its erection to conform to hilly, rough oruneven surfaces.

A still further object is the provision of a fence including spacedsupporting posts permitting of the ready stringing of barbed wire andits effective retention, as well as a fence whose sectional or panelarrangement permits of the opening of passageways or gateways wheneverneeded.

lVith the above in mind, the invention is shown in its preferred form inthe accompanying drawing whichf orms a part of this specification, andwherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of the fencing proposed by theinvention.

Figures 2 and 3 are respectively a side and edge view of one of thefence posts.

Figure 4 is an enlarged side view of a portion of one of the fencepanels.

Figure 5 is a vertical cross section through one of the fence panels,and

Figure 6 is a top planview of a portion of the proposed fencing.

Referring now to these figures, and particularly to Figures 1, 4, 5 and6, I have shown a fencing construction which includes a series ofsimilar sections or panels, each including a generally rectangular framehaving a covering of suitable woven wire or wire mesh 10. Each frameconsist-s of upper and lower horizontal rails 11 and 12, which may bechannel beams or other metal bars of stock form, and upright end bars13, the latter of which have their upper and lower ends permanently butloosely connected to the upper and lower rails 11 and 12 as by means ofrivets 14. The upright end bars 13 also have therealong series ofopenings through which the ends of the wires of the mesh covering arefastened, and the upper and lower rails 11 and 12 are further providedwith spaced openings 15 through which loops or-rings-16 of wire and thelike may be used .to connect the upper and lower edges of the meshcovering 10. The ends of the upper and lower rails 11 and 12, it will benoted, project beyond the upright end bars 13 for a purpose to behereinafter described, the projecting portions being indicated at 16 andthe said projections of the upper rails 11 having openings 17.

The posts 18 between which the panels extend, and as best shown inFigures 2, 3 and 6, are each of the Sshape in cross-section plainlyindicated in Figure 6 and of such formation from end to end so that theymay be stamped or rolled from metal of light weight and still be strongand rigid by virtue of their three adjacent webs. F urthermore thesewebs form between them oppositely opening side channels or grooves intowhich the projections or extensions 16 of the panel rails 11 and 12 maybe extended whereby the ends of the rails thus overlap and theiropenings 17 may be brought into registry with one another and with upperopenings 19 of the posts for the reception of either bolts 20 or largecotter pins 21 as shown in Figure 6 whereby two adjacent panels may bedetachably connected at the same time to each post. The lowerprojections 16 are not attached but simply extend loosely into the postchannels or grooves and the panels or fence sections are thus suspendedin readily detachable relation in connection with the posts.

Each of the posts 18 also has a lower opening 22 spaced above its lowerend and positioned to act both as a guide or gauge in planting the postas well as an engaging point for a prying bar when removing the post asseen in dotted lines in Figure 3. Each post also preferably has at itsupper end a groove 23 and has one Web at one side of the groovevertically slitted as at 21 to form a tongue 25 between the slits. Inthis way a strand of barbed wire 26 may if de sired be strung along theseveral posts 18 within the grooves 23 and effectively held by bendingthe tongues 25 inwardly thereover as indicated in dotted lines in Figure3.

In erecting the fence, the posts 18 are driven into the ground atproperly spaced points along the fence line by any suitable means,leaving the lower gauge openings 22 just above the ground level as seenin Figure lit;

1. For this purpose cap pieces (not shown) may be used upon the upperends of the posts to prevent distortion thereof under the effect ofhammer or mallet blows. The panels are then placed between and connectedto the posts in the manner described, the loose connection between therails 11 and 12 and the end bars 13 obviously permitting considerabledistortion of the panels where this is necessary to conform to thecontour of the ground.

The fencing is thus completely erected except where a barbed wire strandis to be used in the manner above outlined, and it is plain that thefence so erected may be readily taken down for subsequent use at anotherpoint and that a panel may be easily removed at whatever point desiredfor the formation of a gateway or passageway as may be needed from timeto time.

The panels may be fabricated at the point of manufacture and shipped inunits while the posts may be bundled for shipment.

I claim: V

The combination with spaced fence post-s each having vertical grooves atits opposite sides, of panels comprising upright end bars and looselypivoted upper and lower rails, said rails having extensions projectinginto said grooves and holes in the extensions of the upper rails, anddetachable fastening devices passed through said holes andcoinplementary holes in the fence posts.

in testimony whereof I have affixed m signature.

CHARLES K. JACKSON.

